(Minghui.org) Today's news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 11 cities or counties in 7 provinces, where at least 31 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief.

1. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Jia Tingzhen's Whereabouts Unknown
2. [Donggang City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Arrested
3. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Nine Practitioners Taken to Prison
4. [Yingkou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Han Guiyun Arrested
5. [Beijing] Ms. Feng Shurong and Ms. Hu Xiuqing Arrested
6. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Mr. Han Junde Prosecuted
7. [Qinhuangdao City, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Sentences Upheld
8. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Xiurong Facing Trial
9. [Nantong City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Gu Meizhen Detained
10. [Yilong County, Sichuan Province] Eight Practitioners Arrested
11. [Hulunbeier City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Zhang and Her Sister Arrested

1. [Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province] Ms. Jia Tingzhen's Whereabouts Unknown

Ms. Jia Tingzhen was arrested by plainclothes officers on June 10, 2019, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. Her whereabouts are unknown.

2. [Donggang City, Liaoning Province] Three Practitioners Arrested

Ms. Liu Mei and Ms. Wang Chunhua were arrested at a practitioner's home by plainclothes officers on June 4, 2019.

Mr. Qu Xiaohui was arrested by officers on June 3, for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. His home was ransacked, and Falun Gong books were confiscated. He is being held in the Dandong City Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting the three practitioners:Zhang Zhenxi (张振喜), director, Donggang City Police Department: +86-415-7561666, +86-13904158755Ha Hecai (哈合才), political commissioner: +86-415-7551178, +86-415-7129002, +86-13942501777Guan Zhihua (关志华), deputy director: +86-415-7144277, +86-415-7182288, +86-13942501958Xu Fuan (徐福安), deputy director: +86-415-7146368, +86-415-7124927, +86-18241519999

3. [Dalian City, Liaoning Province] Nine Practitioners Taken to Prison

Nine practitioners were arrested on March 18, 2018, for distributing informational materials about the persecution of Falun Gong. They were recently sentenced and taken to prison.

Ms. Gu Xiuhua, 50, was sentenced to a four-year prison term. Ms. Zhang Sanman, 61, and Ms. Tan Chunrong, 66, were each sentenced to three years and eight months in prison. They were all taken to the Liaoning Province Women’s Prison on April 23, 2019.

Ms. Wang Liguo, 45, and Ms. Sun Baoying, 52, were each sentenced to four-year prison terms and taken to Province Women’s Prison on May 21.

Mr. Zhou Xing, 46, was sentenced to a four-year prison term. Mr. Li Tianxue, 65, was sentenced to a three-year-and-two-month prison term. Mr. Liu Jinglong, 42, was sentenced to a three-year-and-three-month prison term. All of them were taken to the Xinrujian Prison in Liaonan on April 30.

Mr. Liu Xiyong, 78, was sentenced to a three-year prison term on September 19, 2017. He did not serve the term because he failed the physical exam. However, he was arrested again on April 9, 2018, and taken to Benxi Prison in mid-May.

4. [Yingkou City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Han Guiyun Arrested

Ms. Han Guiyun, 83, a retired teacher, was arrested by officers from the Wutaizi Police Station on May 31, 2019. Her home was ransacked.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Han:Wang Yuansheng (王院生), director, Wutaizi Police Station: +86-417-6670091Liu Zhenlong (刘振龙), deputy director in charge of the arrest: +86-15698717488Zhou Weixu (周伟许), police officer: +86-13079436534Liu Peng (刘鹏), police officer: +86-15134200257Liu Yang (刘杨), police officer: +86-13704977444

5. [Beijing] Ms. Feng Shurong and Ms. Hu Xiuqing Arrested

Ms. Feng Shurong, in her 60s, was arrested at home on June 7, 2019. The police ransacked the place, pushed Ms. Feng down, and tied her up before manhandling her into a police car.

Ms. Hu Xiuqing, 70, was arrested by officers from the Shunyi District Domestic Security Division and the Shengli Police Station on May 30.

6. [Baoding City, Hebei Province] Mr. Han Junde Prosecuted

Mr. Han Junde, 72, and a few of his neighbors were interrogated by officers from the Gucheng County Police Department on March 24, 2018, at the highway toll station near Gucheng in Hengshui City, Hebei Province, when they were on their way to Shandong Province.

The police confiscated Mr. Han's Falun Dafa symbols and the car they drove. Mr. Han and his neighbors were arrested and detained. His neighbors were later released, while Mr. Han was released on bail pending trial. His family was forced to pay 10,000 yuan to bail him out.

Mr. Han was prosecuted in late May 2019 by the Gaoyang County Procuratorate.

7. [Qinhuangdao City, Shandong Province] Four Practitioners Sentences Upheld

Mr. Zuo Hongtao, Mr. Wu Wenzhang, Mr. Liu Changfu, and Mr. Li Guoai were arrested in 2017. They were sentenced in the Changli County Court in January 2019.

Mr. Zuo Hongtao was sentenced to 13 years in prison, Mr. Wu was sentenced to 11 years in prison, Mr. Li was sentenced to ten years in prison, and Mr. Liu was sentenced to eight years in prison. All appealed to the Qinhuangdao Intermediate Court.

Their families received a phone call from the Changli Court on June 7, informing them that the intermediate court had upheld the original verdicts.

8. [Zibo City, Shandong Province] Ms. Liu Xiurong Facing Trial

Ms. Liu Xiurong was arrested by officers Wei Guoning (韦国宁), Yu Yingxin (于英新) and others from the Zichuan District Domestic Security Division in Zibo City on April 17, 2018. The police confiscated computers, printers, and informational materials about the persecution of Falun Gong.

Ms. Liu was released on bail pending trial after her family had 2,000 yuan extorted from them. Her case was brought to the Zichuan Court on May 13, 2019.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Liu:Li Yelu (李业路), head, Zichuan District Domestic Security Division: +86-13864468877Yu Yingxin (于英新), sub-division head: +86-15666703389Zong Zhiqiang (宗志强), head, Zichuan District Court: +86-533-5281677Man Zhiqiang (满祉强), deputy head of the Court: +86-533-5284543, +86-533-2761738, +86-13953391205Qiao Xiufeng (乔秀峰), procurator, Zichuan District Procuratorate: +86-533-3012502, +86-533-3012503

9. [Nantong City, Jiangsu Province] Ms. Gu Meizhen Detained

Ms. Gu Meizhen was arrested by officers from the Tongzhou District Domestic Security, 610 Office, and the Shizong Town Police Station on June 5, 2019. Her home was ransacked.

Ms. Gu was taken to the Nantong Detention Center.

Parties involved in persecuting Ms. Gu:Shi Haifei (施海飞), director, Shizong Police Station: +86-25-82566329Chen Rujun (陈汝军), officer, Shizong Police Station: +86-13773739066Xia Jibing (夏季兵), director, Tongzhou District 610 Office: +86-13801481166Lu Weidong (陆卫东), deputy director: +86-13962735666Cao Shuilin (曹水林), head, Domestic Security Division: +86-13901469218

10. [Yilong County, Sichuan Province] Eight Practitioners Arrested

Mr. Xie Hezheng, in his 70s, was arrested in early April 2019. His home was ransacked.

Mr. Lin Shoujing and five other practitioners were arrested on April 25. Their homes were ransacked. They were later released when the police did not find anything incriminating in their homes.

Ms. Li Suhua, in her 70s, was also arrested on April 25 for distributing informational materials about the persecution of Falun Gong. She was taken to a detention center.

11. [Hulunbeier City, Inner Mongolia] Ms. Zhang and Her Sister Arrested

Ms. Zhang and her sister were arrested in early June 2019 for talking to people about the persecution of Falun Gong. They are being held in a detention center.